Q: Is 78,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,480 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 78480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 109 120 144 180 218 240 327 360 436 545 654 720 872 981 1,090 1,308 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,180 2,616 3,270 3,924 4,360 4,905 5,232 6,540 7,848 8,720 9,810 13,080 15,696 19,620 26,160 39,240 and 78,480, with no remainder.

Since 78,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,480, it is not a prime number.


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